Whether it was the Germans churning in the water, or the Germans on both sides, they all saw that in the direction of the lower reaches of the river, there was clearly a ship admonishing them.

More than 30 Soviet soldiers operated their small gunboats upstream, and when the captain spotted a large number of churning "catfish" on the river, he knew that the group of Germans had begun to swim across.

"The engine is at maximum horsepower! Four recoilless guns moved to the bow of the ship and fired at the enemy! ”

The fighter plane was fleeting, and the small bow overtime suddenly had four more guns, so that there were five guns in total, and fired in the direction of the ship's travel. At the same time, six machine guns were the first to pour fire on the front.

The tank gun, in particular, was so powerful that the recoil shook the hull with each shot.

The recoilless gun, of course, had no recoil, and the storm of the hot vent at its tail instantly smoked the face of the machine gunner lying on the control room gray.

Even so, the artillerymen and machine gunners were still firing, and their actual firepower dealt a fatal blow to the enemy!

Many of the German soldiers who swam across were killed or stunned by the explosion. They were already very tired, and after such an earthquake, they immediately sank into the river when they lost consciousness, and as long as they did not show their heads for two or three minutes, they were sure to be drowned.

The critical attack of the gunboats caused a great confusion in the German army, and the unarmed German soldiers who landed early had no choice but to run barefoot and did not intend to pull their comrades.

Five minutes after the gunboat opened fire, more than 200 German soldiers had sunk to the bottom of the river. The living intensified their paddling, and in order to avoid shelling and strafing, many began to try diving through. Unfortunately, some people are so tired that they dive into the water and do not resurface, and only a handful of people with the best physical strength and the best luck can continue to flee for their lives in this adversity.

Quetzal, who decided to defend on the right bank of the river, witnessed all this, and his subordinates, who could not escape, were slaughtered without any way to fight back.

He immediately ordered: "Brothers, shoot at that damned gunboat and cover the retreat of our men!" ”

After all, the last armament of the Germans was weak in firepower, and the only thing that was remarkable was that they still had a few machine guns.

The Soviet troops on the shore were still maintaining a barrage of advances, and a fierce exchange of fire was coming. At this last moment, two machine gunners fired at the gunboat.

The machine-gun fire from the shore lasted only a short time, because the shooting was very accurate, and one of the Soviet machine gunners was killed on the spot.

The soldier's death not only caused the gunboat to fall on its stomach, but they quickly pinpointed the location of the enemy's fire.

The captain poked out half of his head, held up the binoculars to observe, and found a group of dark shadows in the reeds about 800 meters away.

"Commander of the gunnery, at ten o'clock, two cannons are firing freely! Recoilless gun group, shift position! ”

Driven by an electric motor, the turret steers slightly, then displays the fastest rate of fire.

Soviet 76-mm high-explosive shells began to bombard the German riverside positions, and the remaining Germans soon suffered casualties, forcing them to shrink their defensive lines.

"Well done! Recoilless guns, machine gunners, after stabilizing their positions, continue to shoot at the enemy who swims across the river. ”

The captain kept correcting the order, and at the same time, the speed of the gunboat soared to eighteen knots, which was too fast for the small gunboat, which was already overloaded.

Eighteen knots translates to thirty-three kilometers per hour, which is not very fast, but for a big guy like a gunboat, its potential energy is amazing.

The continuous artillery bombardment brought continuous damage to the German army, and Quetzal was broken down, and the Soviet gunboats were not only weakening his forces, but the offensive of the Soviet ground forces was also in full swing.

There were no more damn weapons, and Quetzal completely understood the path of the Soviet attack, and fully understood why he was defeated so badly.

Where are they some partisans! I used to ridicule my colleagues for being afraid of the enemy, but now when I see the true face of the Soviet army, everything they say is true. It's a pity that I can't go back and warn the friendly army about the horror of this group of Soviet troops.

Even though many German soldiers were covered by reeds, as soon as they opened fire, the exposed gunfire indicated their position, and then the shells came at them.

In the final offensive, Soviet artillery and RPG men made a great contribution, and after determining the German crossing crossing, they launched a heavy artillery bombardment.

There was no such thing as individual heroism here, the shells tore apart the honor of all the brave soldiers with their magnificent explosions, and Quetzal and his defenders, after only three minutes of bombardment, were all dead, if not all dead!

After the artillery fire was prepared, the Soviet troops lying on their stomachs stood up one after another, shouting for Ulla to launch a final attack.

"Brothers! And the enemy is crossing the river, and when they get to the shore, they shoot all the guys in the water! "Ravrenj commanded loudly, and it is not known how many people could hear it.

More than 3,000 Soviet fighters on the shore launched the final charge, and they soon came to the last German positions and saw blackened, smoking corpses all over the ground. Some of them were still dying, and the Soviets did not hesitate to repair their swords and arrived at the river.

At this moment, they saw a shocking scene.

There was indeed a lot of churning water on the river, and there was a gunboat with a red flag that ran directly into the Germans in the water.

The calm surface of the river was choppy, and the dark green water that reflected the forest was stained red with blood.

The gunboat smashed into the enemy line and rammed wildly at the unarmed enemy, because the potential energy was too great, and the collision was all a broken skeleton and a collapse of consciousness. The machine gunner also roared and fired wildly at the water, and the recoilless gunners were either strafing with submachine guns or throwing grenades.

The Germans who were lucky enough to get ashore were also the focus of killing, and when the gunboats reached the point where the Germans crossed the river, no enemy was allowed to make it ashore. Two 76-mm guns were aimed at the beginning of the German landing, where there was green smoke, there were no human objects, and even the reeds were blown to the ground.

When Lavrenti and Roshakov's troops shouted for Ulla to reach the shore, they joined in.

They beat the water dogs, did not leave a living mouth, and were stunned to shoot almost all the German troops who swam across the Dnieper River, only more than 100 people who crossed the river at the beginning, and escaped from this bloody battlefield by luck!

"Haha! Now it should be our big win! Excited, Lavrenty stood on the shore, took off his hat and waved, shouting Ulla salute to his gunboat!

More warriors also stood on the banks of the river, waving their weapons in their hands, and more than 3,000 people chanted Ula at the same time, and the sound of boiling even reached Balzen's resting place.

The artillery from the north stopped, and Balzen ordered the communicator: "Misha, immediately send a telegram to the people of the 284th Division and ask them how the battle is going ?!" ”

"Okay!"

Suddenly, Balzen heard a familiar voice through his headphones.

"Hehe, Ravrendi, your people are happy! Has the enemy been eliminated? ”

"It's Balzen!" Ravrenj suppressed his overly excited body and responded calmly: "The enemy was blown to pieces by us, and indeed many people fled by swimming and were also shot by us. You should still be on the riverside? ”

"That's right! I am here. ”

"Please take your men to the river, pay attention to the river, and soon, some floating German corpses will be seen by you."

Balzen knew that there were more than 6,000 people in ambush in his northern position. They did not engage in a new exchange of fire, which shows that this wave of reinforcements of Loyev's enemy has been completely annihilated.

So, a large number of enemy corpses did go down the river?

Balzen immediately called out to some of the soldiers: "A company of the reconnaissance battalion, follow me to the riverside to see if there are any dead German soldiers!" ”